Bank Customer Attacked In Street: Woman Robber Hunted

Police are hunting a female mugger after a 68 year-old man was knocked to the ground and had cash he'd withdrawn from a bank snatched.

Police in Haringey have released this image of a woman they would like to speak to in connection with the robbery, which left the victim suffering a hip injury.

On Friday, February 5 at 1.00pm, the victim was walking along Tottenham High Road, Tottenham, having used a cash machine inside Santander bank, Fore Street.

The victim was unaware he had been spotted by a woman inside the bank who followed him along the High Road.

As he approached Langhedge Lane, the woman pounced from behind and pushed him to the ground, taking the money from his jacket pocket.

The victim sustained an injury to his hip as a result of robbery and was taken by London Ambulance Service to a north London hospital where he was later discharged.

The suspect is described as a black woman, possibly of mixed race, aged around 40 to 45 years-old and was seen wearing a long dark jacket.

Anyone with information or who may have witnessed the incident is urged to call Haringey CID on 0203 276 3087 or via 101. To remain anonymous, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Curry House Sex Assault: Waiter Wanted

A curry house waiter is being hunted by police after a young woman collecting a late-night takeaway was molested outside the restaurant.

The sexual assault took place on Saturday, November 9, 2013 at about 10.30pm outside the Prithi Bangladeshi and Indian restaurant in Ewell Road, Surbiton, Kingston-upon-Thames.

The 22-year-old victim was visiting the restaurant to collect a take-away meal.

As she left the restaurant the suspect, who was working as a waiter, sexually assaulted her.

The suspect is described as aged in his 30s and may be known as either Mohammed Sala Huddin Ahmed or Moyen Qureshi.

He is a Bangladeshi male, about 5ft 3inches tall with short, dark hair.

Detective Constable Iain Millar of Kingston CID said: "We continue to appeal to trace this man and believe he may now be working in the Cambridge area.

“He has worked in numerous restaurants and also has links to the Thames Valley area and the West Midlands.

“I would appeal to anyone who recognises this man, or knows where he is, to contact police.”

If anyone has seen the suspect or has any information on his whereabouts, please contact Detective Constable Millar of Kingston CID on 101 quoting reference CRIS 0410433/13.

To remain anonymous call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Knifeman's Attack On Shopkeeper And Son

A knifeman, who held a large blade to the throats of a shopkeeper and his teenage son, is being hunted by the police.

This CCTV image of the suspect has been released by officers based in Hillingdon Borough, west London.

On Saturday, May 14, police were called at around 10.35pm to a report of a robbery at Taal Food and Wine in Field End Road, Ruislip.

CCTV footage taken from within the shop captured images of the suspect attacking the 49-year-old shop owner and his teenage son with a large kitchen knife whilst demanding money from the till.

A struggle broke out behind the confined space of the counter where the shopkeeper sustained serious lacerations to his hands as he tried to protect both himself and defend his young son, who had been pinned down in the corner of the shop.

The suspect held the knife to the shop keeper's throat and then to the teenage boy's throat, when he tried to escape.

The victim was taken to a west London hospital for treatment before he was later discharged.

Police are keen to hear from anyone who may recognise the man shown on CCTV.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Detective Sergeant Peter Boyd on 020 8246 1732, quoting reference 0909609/16 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Ex-Conservative Leader And Home Secretary Lord Michael Howard Convicted After Car Caught Speeding

Lord & Lady Howard Arriving At Court

Former Tory leader Michael Howard has been convicted of failing to say who was driving his car when it was caught by a speed camera.

Lord Howard, 75, and his wife Sandra, 76, both claimed either could have been driving their Toyota Prius, which was clocked at 37.3 mph in a 30mph zone.

The former Home Secretary and Leader of the Opposition was fined £900, with £625 costs, plus a £90 victim surcharge and received six penalty points on his driving licence.

The couple admit one of them was behind the wheel of the car as it sped along Lewisham Way, south east London on January 24.

Lord and Lady Howard, a novelist and ex-model, were returning from a weekend at their Kent home in his former constituency of Folkestone and Hythe to their Westminster address.

Lord Howard, of Alderney Street was convicted of failing to give information relating to the identification of a vehicle to the Metropolitan Police.

Prosecutor Mr. Andrew Perry told Wimbledon Magistrates Court: “Shrugging your shoulders and saying: ‘I can’t remember’ is not enough.

“He said: ‘It could be me, it could be my wife. We make that journey regularly and we can’t remember who was driving.”

Lord Howard fought the case and even called his wife as a witness to back up his account.

“When I’m with my wife, which is regularly, we have no regular routine,” the QC said from the witness box. 

“We were driving back from Kent, a journey we make very regularly and who drives depends on circumstances of whether one of us is tired, has work to do or is reading.

“We have a home in Kent where we go for weekends in my former constituency.”

When asked again if he recalled who was driving Lord Howard said: “I very much wish that I did, unfortunately I don’t.”

Because the couple were holidaying in Grenada they did not receive the notification letter until over three weeks after the speeding offence.

“I tried as hard as I could to remember who was driving. It was almost a month before. I simply couldn’t remember.

“Neither of us has any desire to escape the consequences of our actions. I couldn’t truthfully complete the form.”

He has three points on his licence for speeding in 2014 and Lady Howard has an old conviction for the same offence.

“I have no incentive to dissemble about this matter. I’d rather the driver was identified.

“We frequently change over during the course of the journey. It’s a sixty-five mile journey.”

Lady Howard told the court: “We were not trying to hide anything. We simply couldn’t remember.”

District Judge Barbara Barnes did not criticise the couple’s evidence, describing them both as “credible.”

She added: “The defendant did speak to his wife to try and remember who was driving. They did rack their brains.”

However, Lord Howard should have initially given full details of who the other driver could have been, including name, age and address, rather than simply saying his ‘wife.’

“At no stage did the defendant provide the particulars of his wife in his letter. To simply refer to his ‘wife’ does not provide sufficient information.  

“The reasonable diligence has not been made out and I’m not in a position to give any credit since there was no plea of guilty.”

Afterwards Lord Howard said: “I intend to appeal.”

Rugby Star Landed Boozy Blow After Night's Drinking

Newcastle Falcons rugby star Dan Temm punched a man to the floor and tried to stamp on him during a drunken night out.

The six feet four, sixteen stone flanker, 25, got caught up in early hours violence in Wimbledon Broadway, south-west London. 

New Zealand-born Temm, of Featherstone Grove, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne pleaded guilty to using threatening behaviour, with intent to cause fear of or provoke unlawful violence, on July 11. 

Prosecutor Miss Frances Lockhart told the court it was 4am when a CCTV operator recorded potential trouble.

“Mr. Tamm was in Wimbledon Broadway after a night out drinking and got involved in an argument and punches were thrown by another man towards him.

“Mr. Tamm stepped away and offered no violence and then a third person attempted to neutralise the situation.

“The defendant then punched this third person in the face and knocked him to the ground.

“While on the ground Mr. Tamm attempted to stamp on him.”

Two police officers witnessed him decking the man. PC Greg Barnett said in a statement: “I saw a man pull his arm back and punch another male, knocking him to the floor. 

“He tried to kick the man in the head, who was lying in the middle of the road.” 

“I saw a white male in a black and grey top throw another man to the floor and repeatedly try to kick him in the head,” noted WPC Michaela Pearce.

It is not the first time Temm, who ended up playing professional rugby in the Aviva Premiership after initially coming to the UK to play cricket, has used violence in this country.

The court heard he was convicted of battery in June, last year, when he was conditionally discharged for three months.

Mr. Mark Haslam, defending, said: “The man who was hit gets up almost immediately afterwards and never gives a statement and there is no evidence he ever had an injury.

“He made numerous attempts to avoid physical violence by backing away,” said the lawyer of the Falcons rugby 7s captain.

“The defendant seeks on numerous occasions to avoid confrontation, but overreacts after a long period of provocation.”

Mr. Haslam viewed CCTV of the incident at Sutton Police Station: “The defendant can be seen making strenuous efforts not to get involved.

“He runs backwards for a minute ducking and weaving and on two occasions Mr. Tamm was put to the ground and kicked while on the ground.

“The events began earlier at 3.45am. There is a dispute between two groups of young men and the aggression from the outset came from the other group.

“He unfortunately retaliated after the violent pursuit of him and the provocation.

“He accepts he had been drinking, but there is nothing to say he was fighting drunk.”

Magistrate Ms. Vanessa Weguelin told Temm: “You were involved in a very unpleasant melee. We accept it was long and sustained and you did try and extricate yourself.”

He was fined £350, with £85 costs and ordered to pay a £35 victim surcharge.

Stalker Harassed MP Stella Creasy With Violent Imagery

Stalker: Loughlin

A feminist, who bombarded Labour MP Stella Creasy with such violent imagery for twenty-one months the politician feared for the safety of herself and her family, has received a suspended prison sentence.

Stalker Corinna Anne Loughlin, 44, turned up at an anti-rape rally the MP participated in and would email her about events she attended and what she was wearing.

She is now also banned from contacting Ms Creasy after Hendon Magistrates Court made her subject to an indefinite restraining order.

Loughlin, of Kemp, The Concourse, Colindale pleaded guilty to stalking the MP between January 1, 2015 and September 16, this year.

She was sentenced to six months imprisonment, suspended for two years, and ordered to pay a £115 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

The court heard Ms Creasy, the MP for Walthamstow, was bombarded with emails and letters at her Waltham Forest Labour Party Office.

MP: Stella Creasy

Loughlin told the police she began emailing the Sutton Coldfield-born politician in support of her campaign to have author Jane Austen on the back of the new £5 note, but the communication got out of hand.

“The complainant Stella Creasy began receiving emails from Corinna Loughlin approximately two years ago and they came from different email addresses,” said prosecutor Miss Balbir Suri.

“The emails caused concern due to the nature of the language and the content, which included delusional thoughts about harming other people.

“The MP received emails almost everyday and sometimes five or six a day and they often contained abusive language towards other public figures.

“She also described Ms Creasy’s public appearances and what she was wearing, making the MP believe she was monitoring her closely.”

Death threats were made about well-known individuals, including musician Mark Ronson, and Loughlin also wrote: “I really need some f***ing money.”

She turned her attention to another individual she described as a: “Fat ugly queer.”

The MP never replied, hoping to discourage Loughlin, but the emails torrent continued.

“She felt harassed by the sheer number of emails and distressed by the violent language,” added Miss Suri.

Loughlin went to a rally outside the Indian embassy in June, which the MP also attended. 

“Loughlin began sending emails mentioning other members of Ms Creasy’s family she had met outside the embassy.

“Ms Creasy felt Loughlin was fixated on her life and family and was a person with violent tendencies who may attend her office or other events, making her feel vulnerable.”

She was arrested on September 16. “She apologised and said she meant Stella Creasy no harm.

“She said she had followed Ms Creasy’s because she was a feminist, as she was, and would now follow a real feminist, Theresa May.

“It is clear to see the escalation of the stalking and the nature of these messages were clearly disturbing.”

In a statement to police the MP said: “She was delusional about harming other people and made me fear for my safety. The language used was distressing.”

Her lawyer told the court: “She was suffering from a breakdown.

“She was clearly not herself and this morning she found it very, very difficult and finds this embarrassing.

“She is remorseful and the court needs to know her state of mind and what she was suffering.

“Looking back now she is upset that she would do that.”

NOT GUILTY: BBC Operation Yewtree Suspect Cleared By Jury Of Sex Charges

An Arabic interpreter for the BBC’s World Service, accused of subjecting an 18 year-old secretary to a daily ordeal of sexual abuse during the eighties, has been acquitted.

Walid Moussa, 76, was employed within the corporation’s International Broadcasting and Audience Research Department at Queens House, Kingsway, Holborn.

“It didn’t happen once, but daily for almost a year,” prosecutor Mr. Subhankar Banerjee told Harrow Crown Court. “The assaults took place while she was working at the BBC.”

The defence suggested the complaint was motivated by the woman’s desire for financial compensation.

She told the jury during her evidence she did not know Moussa’s behaviour amounted to sexual abuse at the time.

It was the teen’s first job and she told the court: “He seemed a nice friendly man, which made me think he was a nice person.

“After a couple of months he asked me questions about my sex life and showed me pictures of women, some topless or in bikinis and asked me if I would pose in the same manner.

“I was taken aback. I didn’t have a sex life, I didn’t believe in sex before marriage.

“It had been quite a nice job to begin with and I wasn’t enjoying going to work anymore.

“It got worse. He came around his desk and before I knew anything he was in front of me putting his hand down my top.

“I felt incredibly scared, I couldn’t move, I was incredibly shocked. I can only describe it as groping and I felt like it was forever.

“He told me I was a mere secretary and he was an Arabic translator and it would be much easier to replace me than him.

“I knew there were tears rolling down my face and I composed myself before seeing the other staff. Obviously I didn’t want to create a big fuss.

“I believed I’d be labelled a troublemaker and wouldn’t be able to get a job.”

On one occasion the abuse escalated, she claimed. “He put his hand up my skirt and it happened one time because after that I always wore trousers.”

It was only after publicity surrounding the Jimmy Savile scandal that the woman reported father-of-two Moussa to police and she was interviewed by Operation Yewtree officers.

Describing the first incident Mr. Banerjee said: “The defendant suddenly got up and came around the desk and put his hand inside her blouse and bra and fondled her breast.

“She remembers freezing in shock,” he added, explaining: “This groping continued until she left the BBC in July, 1984.

“She did not report what happened because she was frightened of losing her job.”

It was only on her last day of work she reported Moussa to two supervisors, but the defendant’s career went from strength to strength.

“This defendant went onto work for the government and was vetted to the highest possible standard and there was no suggestion of sexual impropriety during that vetting procedure.”

Moussa, of Fursby Avenue, West Finchley was found not guilty of four counts of indecently assaulting the woman between July 17, 1983 and July 7, 1984.

NOT GUILTY: Lodger Innocent Of Blackmail Charge

A lodger, accused of terrorising his landlady with violent threats against her family to blackmail her out of £2,700, has been acquitted after a three day trial.

Luke John Ottaway, 48, of 26 Broomfield Road, Welwyn claimed her was an ex-jailbird vigilante, who was pursued by gangsters for debts and would use violence himself, the court heard.

He pleaded not guilty to one count of making an unwarranted demand for money, with menaces, from the grandmother at her home in Ravenscar Road, Surbiton, south-west London.

She told Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court Ottaway claimed he had cancer and had split from his demanding wife when she rented him a £75 a week room at her home from June 7 to July 21, last year. 

However, during the trial the jury heard the complainant had considered dropping the charge at one point.

Ottaway maintained his innocence from the start of the investigation.

Street Drinker Caught On Thameside CCTV Killing Female Duck

A street drinker caught on CCTV killing a female duck he tempted with bread on the bank of the Thames has appeared in court.

A council operator filmed a group sitting by Richmond Riverside near Heron Square and captured the moment the wild bird was killed with a twist of her neck.

Robert Lyle Muir, 49, who lives in digs in Sandycombe Road, North Sheen appeared at Wimbledon Magistrates Court and will fight the charge.

He was investigated by the Metropolitan Police’s Wildlife Crime Unit and will return to court for trial on January 30.

Muir pleaded not guilty to killing a wild bird, namely a female mallard, contrary to the Wildlife and Countryside Act.

He was with a group of drinkers being monitored by council-operated CCTV when the female duck and her male mate flew across the river towards them. 

Muir grabbed the bird and appeared to twist her neck, then grab a second time, apparently to finish her off.

The remains were tossed into a nearby bin and a female member of the drinking group was seen fleeing in disgust.

The seemingly healthy duck was probably collecting food for her young at that time of year.

Muir is denying the charge based on the only possible defence available to him, namely that the bird was injured and suffering and he was carrying-out a mercy killing.

Mother And Daughter Deny Racially-Abusing Doctor Neighbour

Rosa & Rebecca Rahman

A mother and daughter, accused of racially abusing a doctor at a neighbouring medical practice, have appeared in court.

Rosa Rahman, 75, and Rebecca Rahman, 45, both of Balham Park Road, Balham deny the charges, which allegedly occurred between June 25 and August 23.

Both Rosa and Rebecca pleaded not guilty to harassing Dr. Mathiaparanam Sreetharan, of the Sai Medical Centre with verbal abuse and a notice.

Rosa is accused of using the words “die” and “b****** bleeding country dry.”

Both have also pleaded not guilty to using racially-aggravated threatening behaviour towards the doctor on June 30 and a lesser charge of threatening behaviour.

Rosa denies assaulting the doctor on July 5 and Rebecca denies assaulting him on July 26.

They were both bailed to return for trial on January 27.